I want to create a blank smart machine in SmartOS, not a KVM VM, and install from ISO.
Is this possible? Most docs I can find is about setting up VMs in KVM. I want to install an OS such as Illumos in a native zone within SmartOS. I do NOT want KVM to provide the virtualisation layer. I can do this blindfolded.
It may well be that it's not supported what I'm hoping to do. Perhaps I really only can create a native zone using a preset template. But wouldn't it be nice to have Illumos or OpenIndiana in native zone?
I have of course tried to copy an ISO to an existing smartmachines root, and boot it and guess what it didn't boot of the iso.
vmadm boot 9faeef49-aa24-4f24-b08b-eb6cec6d6ccc order=cd,once cdrom=/sol-11_1-text-x86.iso,ide (scsi,virtio make no difference)
For all I can tell, the only way to get a zone VM in SmartOS is to use a template.
Is this even possible?